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The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…
The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations upon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrews : together with certain other meditations and discourses upon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles whereof immediately precede the book : being the sum of diverse sermons preached in S. Gregory's London / by Thomas Adams ...The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations vpon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrewes : together with certain other meditations and discourses vpon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles wherof immediately precede the booke : being the summe of diuerse sermons preached in S. Gregories London / by Thomas Adams ...
London: printed by G.P. for John Grismand, 1619London: printed by G.P. for Iohn Grismand, 1619
MANS SEED-TIME AND HARVEST: OR, Lex Talionis. › God is not mocked.
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How vain a thing then is it to be an Hypocrite? As if God had not a window into the heart, to discern it. Hypocrites, saith Augustine, have cChristianum nomen ad judicium, non ad remedium: The name of Christians to their condemnation, not comfort. Their words are like an Echo, they answer Gods call, but never come at him. Good company they will admit, to better their credit, not their conscience. Like crafty Apothecaries, they have one thing written in their papers and marks, another thing in their boxes. But because every man is as hasty to condemn an Hypocrite, as David was to condemn the Oppressor in the Parable, when the dTu es homo lies in his own bosom, I vvill touch two or three particulars.
How vaine a thing then is it to be an Hypocrite? As if God had not a window into the heart, to discerne it. Hypocrites, saith Augustine, haue cChristianum nomen ad iudicium, non ad remedium: The name of Christians to their condemnation, not comfort. Their words are like an Eccho, they answere Gods call, but neuer come at him. Good company they will admit, to better their credite, not their conscience. Like crafty Apothecaries, they haue one thing written in their papers and markes, another thing in their boxes. But because euery man is as hastie to condemne an Hypocrite, as Dauid was to condemne the Oppressor in the Parable, vvhen the dTu es homo lyes in his owne bosome, I vvill touch two or three particulars.
- cDe Temp. 215.
- d2. Sam. 12. 5.